to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
guilty (e.g. of a crime); guilt-inducing (e.g. food); decadent
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
advance; moving forward; progress
suitable temperature; right temperature; moderate temperature
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
service entrance; delivery entrance
boredom; ennui; tedium; discontent; unease
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to bring back; to restore
change; changing; vicissitudes; fading; waning
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to be worn down; to wear away; to wear out; to dwindle; to be reduced
shape; form; security; collateral; obverse of an old zeni coin
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
recently; lately; these days
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape (by force); sexual assault
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. of cold)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
street vendor; stallholder; stallkeeper
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
full view; plain sight; completely visible
throat; important part; vital area
quickly; swishing; whooshing
top hat; high hat; silk hat; topper